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NCT07775677
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IPV Prevention Among FDP

Sponsor: George Mason University

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Summary

Forcibly displaced women and their male partners experience compounding social and structural vulnerabilities to intimate partner violence (IPV) and mental health challenges, yet rigorous studies or examples of evidence-based interventions that seek to prevent and reduce IPV and mental health problems among forcibly displaced populations (FDPs) who seek asylum and rebuild their lives in the United States (US) are scarce. Guided by the the Assessment, Decision, Adaptation, Production, Topical experts-integration, Training, and Testing (ADAPT-ITT) framework, Cascade Implementation Framework, and NIMH experimental therapeutics approach, we propose to address this gap in research and practice by (1) adapting the Economic and Social Empowerment (EA$E) curriculum for US-based FD Congolese couples, (2) using a hybrid type 2 pilot study design to explore preliminary effects of EA$E-US on IPV, mental health outcomes and intermediary outcomes, and (3) examining implementation processes and outcomes

Official title: Adaptation and Pilot Trial of an Intervention to Reduce Intimate Partner Violence and Mental Health Symptoms Among Forcibly Displaced Resettled Congolese Populations in the United States

Key Details

Gender

All

Age Range

18 Years - Any

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Enrollment

107

Start Date

2026-11

Completion Date

2028-06-30

Last Updated

2026-08-20

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

EA$E-US

Couples randomized to this arm will receive the EA$E-US intervention. This is an 8-session curriculum focusing on communication, healthy communication, conflict resolution, joint decision-making, and coping.

OTHER

ongoing standard of care

Ongoing services offered by IRC including job training, financial coaching and budgeting, and assistance.